Hi Listers, I have an issue with an execution plan (or with my brain, whatever direction you prefer :) ). The plan always snaps to a table access full, because the cardinality estimate for the predicates give back 854. This MAY be true, but I didn't manage to understand the 10053 access path analysis for this table enough to follow where the cardinality comes from. "Cost: 32.31 Degree: 1 Resp: 32.31 Card: 853.76 Bytes: 0" I will paste the full path analysis block from the trace file below, maybe somebody can help me out? Thanks a LOT in advance. Martin Klier Access path analysis for BINLOCK *************************************** SINGLE TABLE ACCESS PATH Single Table Cardinality Estimation for BINLOCK[BINLOCK] Column (#5): NewDensity:0.000872, OldDensity:0.000055 BktCnt:9173, PopBktCnt:9173, PopValCnt:3, NDV:3 Column (#5): STATUS( AvgLen: 3 NDV: 3 Nulls: 0 Density: 0.000872 Min: 0 Max: 99 Histogram: Freq #Bkts: 3 UncompBkts: 9173 EndPtVals: 3 Column (#3): NewDensity:0.000382, OldDensity:0.000055 BktCnt:9173, PopBktCnt:9173, PopValCnt:4, NDV:4 Column (#3): BINLOCKREASONID( AvgLen: 3 NDV: 4 Nulls: 0 Density: 0.000382 Min: 1 Max: 4 Histogram: Freq #Bkts: 4 UncompBkts: 9173 EndPtVals: 4 Column (#23): NewDensity:0.000116, OldDensity:0.000135 BktCnt:254, PopBktCnt:0, PopValCnt:0, NDV:8614 Column (#23): SYS_STUCREZAUZDHJK1EE$WB6V9IJN( AvgLen: 12 NDV: 8614 Nulls: 0 Density: 0.000116 Min: 3508926 Max: 9999860024 Histogram: HtBal #Bkts: 254 UncompBkts: 254 EndPtVals: 255 Column (#22): NewDensity:0.000115, OldDensity:0.000130 BktCnt:254, PopBktCnt:0, PopValCnt:0, NDV:8670 Column (#22): SYS_STUBRBW053YA449$5CPKA75_61( AvgLen: 12 NDV: 8670 Nulls: 0 Density: 0.000115 Min: 1146131 Max: 9999280688 Histogram: HtBal #Bkts: 254 UncompBkts: 254 EndPtVals: 255 Column (#21): NewDensity:0.000109, OldDensity:0.000109 BktCnt:254, PopBktCnt:0, PopValCnt:0, NDV:9165 Column (#21): SYS_STUZ_CYWI3LEEOUIC9X74#YPYL( AvgLen: 12 NDV: 9165 Nulls: 0 Density: 0.000109 Min: 1717423 Max: 9999531876 Histogram: HtBal #Bkts: 254 UncompBkts: 254 EndPtVals: 255 Column (#20): NewDensity:0.000112, OldDensity:0.000182 BktCnt:254, PopBktCnt:210, PopValCnt:1, NDV:1541 Column (#20): SYS_STU7HGWBWOW4O5GI0ABWO40UNQ( AvgLen: 12 NDV: 1541 Nulls: 0 Density: 0.000112 Min: 6362896 Max: 9997919992 Histogram: HtBal #Bkts: 254 UncompBkts: 254 EndPtVals: 46 Column (#10): NewDensity:0.000652, OldDensity:0.000653 BktCnt:254, PopBktCnt:0, PopValCnt:0, NDV:1534 Column (#10): CHECKTIME( AvgLen: 3 NDV: 1534 Nulls: 7636 Density: 0.000652 Min: 2456685 Max: 2456713 Histogram: HtBal #Bkts: 254 UncompBkts: 254 EndPtVals: 255 ColGroup (#3, VC) SYS_STUZ_CYWI3LEEOUIC9X74#YPYL Col#: 2 3 5 10 CorStregth: 17291.27 ColGroup (#4, VC) SYS_STU7HGWBWOW4O5GI0ABWO40UNQ Col#: 3 5 10 CorStregth: 11.95 ColGroup (#2, VC) SYS_STUBRBW053YA449$5CPKA75_61 Col#: 2 3 CorStregth: 3.97 ColGroup (#1, VC) SYS_STUCREZAUZDHJK1EE$WB6V9IJN Col#: 2 5 CorStregth: 3.00 ColGroup Usage:: PredCnt: 2 Matches Full: Partial: Table: BINLOCK Alias: BINLOCK Card: Original: 9173.000000 Rounded: 854 Computed: 853.76 Non Adjusted: 853.76 Access Path: TableScan Cost: 32.31 Resp: 32.31 Degree: 0 Cost_io: 32.00 Cost_cpu: 4359753 Resp_io: 32.00 Resp_cpu: 4359753 kkofmx: index filter:"BINLOCK"."STATUS"=0 kkofmx: index filter:"BINLOCK"."STATUS"=0 kkofmx: index filter:"BINLOCK"."BINLOCKREASONID"=2 kkofmx: index filter:"BINLOCK"."CHECKTIME" IS NULL kkofmx: index filter:"BINLOCK"."BINLOCKREASONID"=2 kkofmx: index filter:"BINLOCK"."STATUS"=0 Access Path: index (AllEqRange) Index: INDEX_BINLOCK_BINID resc_io: 117.00 resc_cpu: 5255031 ix_sel: 0.827101 ix_sel_with_filters: 0.827101 Cost: 117.38 Resp: 117.38 Degree: 1 ColGroup Usage:: PredCnt: 2 Matches Full: Partial: Access Path: index (AllEqRange) Index: I_TUNING_BINLOCK_1 resc_io: 122.00 resc_cpu: 1322286 ix_sel: 0.093073 ix_sel_with_filters: 0.093073 Cost: 122.09 Resp: 122.09 Degree: 1 ColGroup Usage:: PredCnt: 2 Matches Full: Partial: Access Path: index (skip-scan) SS sel: 0.093073 ANDV (#skips): 8609.000000 SS io: 30.000000 vs. table scan io: 32.000000 Skip Scan chosen Access Path: index (SkipScan) Index: I_TUNING_BINLOCK_2 resc_io: 204.00 resc_cpu: 1905394 ix_sel: 0.093073 ix_sel_with_filters: 0.093073 Cost: 204.14 Resp: 204.14 Degree: 1 Access Path: index (skip-scan) SS sel: 0.135179 ANDV (#skips): 8609.000000 SS io: 24.000000 vs. table scan io: 32.000000 Skip Scan chosen Access Path: index (SkipScan) Index: I_TUNING_BINLOCK_3 resc_io: 274.00 resc_cpu: 2684886 ix_sel: 0.135179 ix_sel_with_filters: 0.135179 Cost: 274.19 Resp: 274.19 Degree: 1 Access Path: index (skip-scan) SS sel: 0.827101 ANDV (#skips): 8609.000000 SS io: 23.000000 vs. table scan io: 32.000000 Skip Scan chosen Access Path: index (SkipScan) Index: I_TUNING_BINLOCK_4 resc_io: 1541.00 resc_cpu: 15395111 ix_sel: 0.827101 ix_sel_with_filters: 0.827101 Cost: 1542.11 Resp: 1542.11 Degree: 1 Best:: AccessPath: TableScan Cost: 32.31 Degree: 1 Resp: 32.31 Card: 853.76 Bytes: 0 -- Usn's IT Blog for Oracle and Linux http://www.usn-it.de -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l